The schedule has been confirmed ahead of the 2022
Players Championship Finals which will take place between Friday November 25 - Sunday November 27 at Butlins in Minehead. A second trip to the resort and the final stop on the PDC calendar before the big one at the Alexandra Palace, the PDC World Darts Championship.
Peter Wright was due to be defending champion and face Ross Smith but has since withdrawn with Gian van Veen taking his spot. They will be part of a main stage bumper session from Friday morning which starts at 10:30.
Also on the main stage includes
Joe Cullen, top seed
Damon Heta,
Josh Rock,
Dimitri van den Bergh,
Luke Humphries,
Raymond van Barneveld and the most successful player ever in this tournament in
Michael van Gerwen who will look to regain his title after a barren year in terms of ITV staged majors.
It begins at 10:30 and ends at 18:30 due to the impending start of the World Cup this weekend in Qatar with only one session on Friday and double sessions throughout the weekend including the World Youth final on Sunday between the semi-finals and final.
Players Championship Finals
Schedule of Play
Friday November 25 (1030-1830 GMT)
First Round
Main Stage
Rob Cross v Kevin Doets
Joe Cullen v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Damon Heta v Ricardo Pietreczko
James Wade v Mensur Suljovic
Josh Rock v Cameron Menzies
Gian van Veen v Ross Smith
Nathan Aspinall v Martijn Kleermaker
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Martin Lukeman
Danny Noppert v Simon Whitlock
Michael Smith v Ritchie Edhouse
Gerwyn Price v Ryan Joyce
Kim Huybrechts v Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen v Ryan Meikle
Luke Humphries v Nathan Rafferty
Stage Two
Andrew Gilding v Ricky Evans
Callan Rydz v Madars Razma
Daryl Gurney v Keegan Brown
Scott Williams v Alan Soutar
Brendan Dolan v Jermaine Wattimena
Jim Williams v Mike De Decker
Krzysztof Ratajski v William O'Connor
Adrian Lewis v Keane Barry
Jose de Sousa v Danny Jansen
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Mickey Mansell
Ryan Searle v Mervyn King
Stephen Bunting v Jamie Hughes
Chris Dobey v Geert Nentjes
Martin Schindler v Vincent van der Voort
Jonny Clayton v John O'Shea
Matt Campbell v Steve Beaton
Gabriel Clemens v Gary Anderson
Dave Chisnall v Niels Zonneveld
Saturday November 26
Afternoon Session (1245-1700 GMT)
Second Round
Main Stage & Stage Two
Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Third Round
Main Stage & Stage Two
Sunday November 27
Afternoon Session (1245-1700 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900-2300 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Final
Plus Winmau World Youth Championship Final